Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Thank you Jen!!!

I want to publically thank Jen over at Jen's Lap Band Journey for inspiring me to learn more about the inner workings of blogs. I have been trying to learn more about how to do things differently with blogs for quite some time. Last year I bought “Blogging for Dummies” and being the completely anal retentive dork I am, I started on page one and started reading. After bashing my head into the table several times because I fell asleep from sheer boredom, I put it away. I knew I wanted to know stuff, but I didn’t know what I wanted to know. It was too big, too much information. I didn’t know what I didn’t know if you know what I mean. So I’ve been trudging along with my unsatisfyingly boring blog knowing at some point I’d get back to it and then… Wham! Jen had her blog makeover contest. Sure, I thought about entering, but, I’d already spent all this time and had big bumps on my head to prove it, trying to figure it out. I couldn’t do it. I still wanted to learn about it myself. But Jen's contest was the key. She listed specifically what the makeover would include and that gave me the specific direction I needed.

I pulled my stupid, idiotic, lovely Blogging for Dummies book back out and quickly determined it wasn’t going to be remotely helpful and that my sore head had all been in vain. But then one thing led to another and I searched through other sources and while I am in no way in her league and I haven’t even attempted the header yet, I got a nifty little signature and a cute little font for my titles. I’m all kinds of proud of myself, but truly I owe it all to her. So thanks Jen, I totally appreciate it.

2 comments:

Awesome!!! I love it. You made my day! I learned on my own via other blogs and tutorials. I think it's so much fun and it really makes a difference! All of your head bumps and hard work has been worth it - you blog looks FANTASTIC!For the headers I mainly use Picnik and then I use a photo shop type of program to add the (cute) font that I like. I am smiling from ear to ear - I love that I inspired someone. That's the best feeling. Thank you for telling me.xoxo,Jen

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About Me

Hmmmm... I'm a lot of things. I definitely haven't figured it all out yet, but man that is so next on my list! I'm 47. I'm a mom, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. I'm a CPA who knows didly about taxes. I used to be a dog lover but Band, our jack russell terrier has really called that into doubt. I'm often introspective and sometimes the life of the party. I'm always curious. I got banded on 7/2/10.

6. Small portions – use a small plate and small utensils. (Always portion out your food…eat the least amount of food that will satisfy you.)

7. Eat only good quality nutritious foods… make healthy food choices. Remember protein first!! (At least 50/60 grams of protein per day.) Alternate 2 to 3 bites of protein with 1 bite of vegetable. The more you cheat, the less weight you will lose.

8. Stop eating as soon as you feel satisfied – ask yourself “Am I still hungry?” before taking the next bite. If you can say that ‘I am no longer hungry’...STOP EATING!!! Only eat till you are 80% full..this is mandatory!!

9. Do not drink while eating … drink lots of liquids between meals. (6-8 glasses per day.) Fluid load 20-30 minutes before meals.

12. Take a daily multi-vitamin and calcium supplement. (I do take a B-complex vitamin, but need to order multis and calcium - getting on that right now!)

13. Incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Don’t find the time, MAKE the time. At least 30 min/day should be a goal. Consider cross training - alternate aerobic vs light weights. (Working on this, but thought it'd be dishonest to say I ALWAYS do it!)

14. Keep focused and be self disciplined … just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

15. Routine follow up office visits with your surgeon are required.

16. You MUST return periodically to have your band adjusted. A well adjusted band will drive your weight loss.